Cliff’s Reviews > Iron Man (2026-) #5 > Status Update

Adam Ware teams up with Tony to escape the grip of Madame Masque and AIM. They are intercepted by the Fixer in an Advanced Iron Man armor suit. Adam is caught in a blast and the hellicarrier they are on nosedives from the sky. Masque forcibly rejects Tony & the Hellicarrier explodes, no one survives. Later, we learn that Masque, Fixer & Adam all survive. As a plot twist, Adam becomes a new villain and takes over AIM.